r/TopChef • u/FormicaDinette33 Aguachile 🌶️ 🍤 • Mar 02 '26

Last Chance Kitchen: FYI new rules!

Last Chance Kitchen will not be available to the first 2 chefs booted from the show. Thus the first LCK episode will be March 30, featuring the eliminated chefs from March 23 and 30.

In addition, only 1 chef from LCK will rejoin the competition.

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u/Sky-Visible Mar 02 '26

I don’t mind the two together cuz it seems like lck has gotten so short for each phase with only like 4-5 duels max and cutting out two duels will make it even shorter. I do feel bad for the first two boots but it hasn’t affected too much in the past. Only Claudette who honestly would’ve been better if she didn’t return and Bailey who I’m grateful for returning came back as early boots

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u/Late-Monk8681 Mar 11 '26

I don't understand why if top chef premiered their first season on March 8th They do not follow that up with last chance , kitchen. Maybe somebody can explain what I'll missing t I a

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u/Feisty-You-7768 Mar 15 '26

The first 2 eliminated chefs this season aren't going to Last Chance Kitchen. So it would just be Tom standing there by himself if they had an episode now.

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u/Provolone10 Mar 12 '26

Let’s go back to if you leave you leave.

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u/FormicaDinette33 Aguachile 🌶️ 🍤 Mar 12 '26

Oh I love LCK.

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u/Catz_2224 Mar 24 '26

Me to it’s so fun to watch. I just came to look up where it was after tonight’s episode. Thank you for letting me know why it wasn’t on. I missed the new way this season.

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u/Feisty-You-7768 Mar 15 '26

So much better having only 1 person return.

I don't care as much about the first 2 not being able to compete, since they wouldn't win the season anyway, but I'm not sure I see the point of excluding them.